135m, 5 pitches. Daisy (20) is a multi-pitch climb on the north-east face of Barrier Knob. When looking from the base, the route is on the right-hand side and about 50m away from the “Forgotten Silver”. Nice moves in every pitch on great quality rock. 1 st Pitch: (19), 40m, 7 bolts 2 nd Pitch: (18), 30m, 5 bolts 3 rd Pitch: (15), 25m, 4 bolts 4 th Pitch: (20), 25m, 5 bolts. ACCESS: 1. From Gertrude Saddle, walk up a reasonably formed path (unmarked) towards the snow fields for about 20 minutes. Afterwards, start traversing right either on snow slopes or rock and scree in late season. Crampons may be required throughout the whole summer if approaching the route before noon. Allow about 20-30 minutes on the traverse, then head up the rock slabs towards the summit ridge of Barrier Knob and look for a big cairn which marks the start/end of the route. Once you look over the ridge, you’ll spot a spacious ledge and an anchor with orange rep cord and an old hex marked “Daisy”. Rappel to the base of the route, each of the 4 pitches separately. 2. From Barrier Knob, descend to the Barrier Peak col, and scramble down the slabs to the névé at the base of the face. Head left, and keep an eye out for a single bolt with orange rep cord which marks the start of the route. Scramble up a steeper 15m high slab (gr.12) to the first anchor. ANCHORS: Bolted – 2 bolts; 2 maillons. GEAR: 10 quickdraws, optional - few small cams & nuts for the access pitch (gr.12).

Vladimir Suraba, Veronika Vlcekova Feb/2021.

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